3. Background and concept of the "urban functions in rural development" projects

4. Selection of the Bicol river basin

5. Principles of organization and methodology selection

6. Analytical methods and planning procedures

7. Conclusions and implications

References

Other UNU publications

Acknowledgements

This case study reports the results of field work and
analyses undertaken over the past three years in the Bicol River Basin of the
Philippines. The field studies were done under a technical assistance contract
from the Urban Development Office of the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID). William R. Miner and Eric Chetwynd, Jr., of USAID's Office
of Urban Development provided essential logistical support as did the staff of
the Regional Development Office in the USAID Mission in the Philippines. An able
Philippine staff led by Emmanuel I. Astillero and Junio Ragragio provided much
of the data and analysis for the Bicol River Basin. The field work in Bicol drew
heavily from a conceptual study prepared by the author with Kenneth Ruddle, and
later published as Urbanization and Rural Development: A Spatial Policy for
Equitable Growth (New York: Praeger, 1978). This case study also draws on the
author's previously published paper, "The Bicol River Basin

Development Program: Prototype of an Equitable Growth
Project," Modern Government/National Development, vol. 20, no. 1 (1979), pp. 47
- 56; and from an unpublished report, "Bicol River Basin Urban Functions in
Rural Development Project: Summary and Evaluation," (Washington: US Agency for
International Development, 1978). Although the field work was partially
supported by USAID, the interpretations and conclusions of this analysis are
those of the author and do not necessarily reflect USAID policy.

An earlier version of this paper was presented at the Task
Force meeting on Resource Systems Theory and Methodology, held in Seoul, 29
May-2 June 1979. The meeting was hosted by the Graduate School of International
Management of Chung-Ang University, Seoul, and cosponsored by Chung-Ang
University and the United Nations
University.